Wonderful Wednesday

[vino]

It's errand day over here, so this is how the day will go;
-my Mom is here and even though she says she comes for the kids she'll want to clean everything cause you know the way I do it 'isnt quite right' ,
-the kids are nuts,
-I get anxiety because i have to go shopping, then get annoyed that some fucking idiot had to eat a fucking monkey or bat or whatever they eat at those GD wet markets and now i can only go out once every two fucking weeks to get everything i need,
-something always ends up going wrong and today was no different cause laundry detergent fell and the lid broke off so it's all over me, I mean it's Method beach sage smell so it could be worse. 

Then I'll try and work a bit then make dinner and send my Mom away.  The kids will be crazy until they go to bed cause of the day with Baba, I'll pour wine and then work until midnight cause of all the time I missed during the day.

Fuck today, man.

[jewels]

Boo for that day vino

We have been doing grocery delivery and I went to the supermarket last week for the first time. It was so surreal. I kept looking at people like get the hell away from me. No need to be so close!

[flamingo]

Jun 24, 2020 10:35:39 GMT -6 guster said:

Jun 24, 2020 9:54:23 GMT -6 flamingo said:

OK, I did it. It was just 3 or 4 questions...hopefully I didn't sound like a complete idiot! I'm assuming it's a print story, but luckily I had my hair/makeup done b/c I was at the pedi earlier, lol.

And yes mwhip I hate the way I look on camera, too.

What’s the general feeling about going back to school in fl, flamingo? I feel like it’s still all over the place here.

Our district has sent out 2 surveys in the last few weeks and in the most recent one, 72% of respondents want schools to re-open ‘normally’ (5 full days/week) in Aug. as planned. We are a very suburban county and case count has been extremely low, almost negligible.

The county/district due north of us (where I grew up) is more urban and sentiment seems a bit more mixed, although from what I’ve seen in results of surveys, etc. the majority wants to be back in school.

ETA: I’ve seen both district plans and am fine with them. They’ve created options for families who prefer to continue distance leaning, and it seems like keeping the elementary schoolers in brick-and-mortar classrooms will be a priority if things head south and they have to make adjustments.

[wedding]

Isn’t your state having a surge inthekitty? If so it is really irresponsible to have you guys work on site. Is he the end all be all or is there a step up? Do you have anything that makes you high risk if you got the virus? If so telework is a reasonable accommodation given that the success of it is known. I’m really mad at your boss😾

Eta: I should have kept reading. I hope you get somewhere with his superior tomorrow.

[wedding]

I don’t want to jinx it but I had very little work to do today. I watched Brittany Runs a Marathon (cute but just ok) and then started to tackle some purging of Cs crap. I didn’t do a ton but was able to organize a bit which made me happy.

[kim22]

Got a ride for DD and joined the wine tasting. People were asking the best way to store wine when you don’t finish it. I was confused....

[vino]

Jun 24, 2020 14:41:13 GMT -6 jewels said:

Boo for that day vino

We have been doing grocery delivery and I went to the supermarket last week for the first time. It was so surreal. I kept looking at people like get the hell away from me. No need to be so close!

Yep, thats why I go during the week, hell no to shopping on weekends with the masses of people.  I ask people if the arrows dont apply to them or...?, glare at everyone without a mask etc.
It's probably best I stay home...

[vino]

Jun 24, 2020 15:27:40 GMT -6 kim22 said:

Got a ride for DD and joined the wine tasting. People were asking the best way to store wine when you don’t finish it. I was confused....

HAHAHAHA Does.Not.Compute.

[trtlcrzy]

My whole family is together. The girl’s are smitten. They both got to hold her and have given her some kisses. Lots of questions, which are cute.

[inthekitty]

trtlcrzy, aw! Are you home now? Glad the girl gathering is going well.

[flamingo]

So exciting trtlcrzy! I bet the girls were so glad to see you.

[trtlcrzy]

Jun 24, 2020 16:04:44 GMT -6 inthekitty said:

trtlcrzy, aw! Are you home now? Glad the girl gathering is going well.

Yep, we got home around lunchtime but didn’t get the girls right away. I got things put away somewhat and took a nap.

[inthekitty]

wedding, yes my state is having an increase. It's infuriating and irresponsible. We've been strict about social distancing/masks so I'm not happy about being flung with all these yahoos here who DGAF.

My boss is basically a total wuss and doesn't want to boss and tell some people they can telework and others they can't. The MDs have some evals that have to be done in person so long term they could probably telework 75% of the time but not FT. Not my fucking problem. They chose that profession. They know they have to physically examine people so my boss shouldn't be shaking with his tail between his legs and afraid of accusations of favoritism when we have different roles. They also earn more than $100k more than me a year but you don't see any concern about salary discrepancies. But for now, none of us need to be here. My boss is just afraid to deal with the problem people (which are problem people in the office too). It's completely arbitrary.

[tgrimes]

Jun 24, 2020 15:27:40 GMT -6 kim22 said:

Got a ride for DD and joined the wine tasting. People were asking the best way to store wine when you don’t finish it. I was confused....

I....have never had leftover wine.

[tgrimes]

Jun 24, 2020 15:33:21 GMT -6 vino said:

Jun 24, 2020 14:41:13 GMT -6 jewels said:

Boo for that day vino

We have been doing grocery delivery and I went to the supermarket last week for the first time. It was so surreal. I kept looking at people like get the hell away from me. No need to be so close!

Yep, thats why I go during the week, hell no to shopping on weekends with the masses of people.  I ask people if the arrows dont apply to them or...?, glare at everyone without a mask etc.
It's probably best I stay home...

My coworker has had several run ins with people at stores that dgaf about arrows, masks or staying 6 feet away. Last weekend some lady threatened to cough on her so she told her to go right on ahead and she’d call the police.

Wtf is wrong with people?

[vino]

Jun 24, 2020 16:55:39 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

Jun 24, 2020 15:33:21 GMT -6 vino said:

Yep, thats why I go during the week, hell no to shopping on weekends with the masses of people.  I ask people if the arrows dont apply to them or...?, glare at everyone without a mask etc.
It's probably best I stay home...

My coworker has had several run ins with people at stores that dgaf about arrows, masks or staying 6 feet away. Last weekend some lady threatened to cough on her so she told her to go right on ahead and she’d call the police.

Wtf is wrong with people?

I dont know, I haven’t encountered that but those people suck so bad. It such high tension everywhere that not following the rules makes it worse for everyone. Just be kind...or I’m gonna fist fight you 😉

Someone (my Chief of medical health) is WAY smarter than me that specializes in medicine is telling everyone to stay home, stay 6 feet away and wear a mask. Imma do what they say.

[jewels]

Jun 24, 2020 15:33:21 GMT -6 vino said:

Jun 24, 2020 14:41:13 GMT -6 jewels said:

Boo for that day vino

We have been doing grocery delivery and I went to the supermarket last week for the first time. It was so surreal. I kept looking at people like get the hell away from me. No need to be so close!

Yep, thats why I go during the week, hell no to shopping on weekends with the masses of people.  I ask people if the arrows dont apply to them or...?, glare at everyone without a mask etc.
It's probably best I stay home...

Yeah this was a Friday morning at like 10:30 AM. It was packed and people were definitely not following the arrows.

[jewels]

trtlcrzy so glad you are home with the girls and the meeting went well. She is so stinking cute and I second what someone else said that I already see a strong resemblance to S

[guster]

I bet you’re happy to be home, trtlcrzy! I hope V gives you some sleep tonight!
inthekitty, I’m so sorry.
@klongoria, we talked about this a while ago, but I just got back from Home Depot with two giant pieces of plywood for a tap board for Josie. The rest of her classes this summer are all virtual and they’re an hour twice a week so I thought I better pick some thing up before I start destroying my floors. She gave it a shot once we got home and it’s awesome (and was less than $25)

[klong11]

guster that's good to know. They are back to holding classes this fall, but it will be good for when she practices at home. Thanks!

[flamingo]

I try to follow the arrows but I still find myself screwing up occasionally. I'm distracted by my list or a kid (or the smell of my own breath...bleh), trying to stay 6' from everyone, having to backtrack b/c another shopper is taking 37 minutes to pick out a box of Cheerios, etc.

I don't think most people are doing it 'wrong' maliciously. 

Honestly, I feel like I'm probably in the store *longer* (and thus theoretically more at risk of exposure or exposing someone else) with the arrow system than under normal circumstances.

[guster]

I have not been to a store to walk around/shop, yet, but I have done a few curbside pick ups and I see more people wearing masks than not. I’m hopeful that most people are following the rules.

[trtlcrzy]

Happy birthday to M2 lahdeedah!

[trtlcrzy]

I haven’t gone grocery shopping, that’s been DH’s thing. But, I have gone to target and to be honest I keep my distance from people and don’t really pay attention to if they are wearing a mask or not. I always wear mine so 🤷🏻‍♀️. If I see aisles with arrows I follow them but I haven’t seen them much at the stores I go to.

[inthekitty]

Jun 24, 2020 17:21:21 GMT -6 vino said:

Jun 24, 2020 16:55:39 GMT -6 tgrimes said:

My coworker has had several run ins with people at stores that dgaf about arrows, masks or staying 6 feet away. Last weekend some lady threatened to cough on her so she told her to go right on ahead and she’d call the police.

Wtf is wrong with people?

I dont know, I haven’t encountered that but those people suck so bad. It such high tension everywhere that not following the rules makes it worse for everyone. Just be kind...or I’m gonna fist fight you 😉

Someone (my Chief of medical health) is WAY smarter than me that specializes in medicine is telling everyone to stay home, stay 6 feet away and wear a mask. Imma do what they say.

At least in the US, antiintellectualism is a huge problem. It was evident back with Bush Jr. in which people were more invested in having a president they could "have a beer with" than someone who was intelligent. It only became more extreme and the ultimate example of this is how we arrived with Trump. People don't want to be intimidated by someone smarter than them advising them or telling them want to do.

I'm just at a loss about the whole matter.

[jewels]

Happy birthday M2 lahdeedah!!

[guster]

Happy Birthday to M2, lahdeedah!

[lahdeedah]

Jun 24, 2020 15:57:07 GMT -6 trtlcrzy said:

My whole family is together. The girl’s are smitten. They both got to hold her and have given her some kisses. Lots of questions, which are cute.

Awww sweet!

[lahdeedah]

Hi! It was a busy day and I didn’t have time to read much all day. M2 had a great day! MH’s meeting didn’t last long, so he was able to come. We spent the afternoon at the zoo. It was nice and M2 was so happy to see animals. We got to the hotel and didn’t have long before we had to grab dinner before it got busier. The kids should be pooped and go to sleep quick tonight. Tomorrow we have bike riding and a canoe at a park then we had home in the afternoon.

Thanks for the birthday wishes for him!

[kim22]

lahdeedah HBD to M2. Glad you had a nice day!